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7. No. Congress is the body that has the power to remove judges, not the President.

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 02:08 PM

Oct 2022

There is an impeachment process, but it is onerous. It requires a super majority to remove a judge.

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America's Trumpiest court just declared an entire federal agency unconstitutional [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2022 OP

So sounds like this will be overturned. PortTack Oct 2022 #1

Glad you trust the pro-corporate edhopper Oct 2022 #8

So the Govt shouldn't protect its citizens from predators? Deb Oct 2022 #2

Is there any way Biden can remove these judges? FakeNoose Oct 2022 #3

Nope underpants Oct 2022 #5

Defund the money police huh? underpants Oct 2022 #4

Unbelievable. If this stands lending/credit agencies... brush Oct 2022 #6

Imagine the Trumps and Jared running finance/investment companies. keithbvadu2 Oct 2022 #10

EXACTLY! FormerOstrich Oct 2022 #15

Suddenly Brett Favre's out of retirement Blue Owl Oct 2022 #16

No regulation except for uteruses! intheflow Oct 2022 #13

Federalist Society judges read the Constitution like a MAGA reads the Bible. Midnight Writer Oct 2022 #14